Information Technology Advisory Committee (ITAC)

March 23rd, 2006 Minutes

Keokuk and West Burlington ICN Rooms

 

Present:  Ken Allaman, Barb Altheide, Nancy Casady, Chuck Chrisman, Rebecca Hannum, Lori Harris, Jean Kelly, Brian McAtee, Roxy Riessen, and Cozell Wagner

Absent:  Tim Ahern, Curt Blom, Wes Carpenter, Pam Bradley, Jeff Ebbing, Jana Gibbs, Ione Good, Judy Houseal, Bruce Huddleson, Lucinda Larson, Laura Menke, Dick Springsteen and Joan Williams

 

 

  1. Welcome – Please Bring Yellow Binders

  2. Technology Request Process Update

Over $900,000 in technology requests

1st Budget meeting will be in April.  Please visit with your cabinet member about the impact of your request

 

April 3rd – Mid-May

Budget Committee discussion and approval process

Budget Committee

Mid-May

Announce decisions

Budget Committee

 

  1. FY06 Subcommittees
    Web Committee Updates     – Web committee is looking at the redesign of the SCC Web site.  Currently, the site is not efficient or marketable for prospective students.  The Web committee has done research on two companies that specialize in working with colleges.  The companies are Interact and Stamats.  The Web Committee will provide an update at the next meeting.  Chuck encouraged the ITAC committee to review Eastern Iowa’s Web site at www.scciowa.edu

Printing Assessment Committee – Nancy Casady – Brian McAtee – Encompass is meeting with Nancy and Brian in late March to go over the printer analysis for SCC.  The Printing committee will look at the data and determine next steps and priorities.

  

  1. ITAC Focus Topics?

 

Wireless Technologies – Where, when, and how? (Are in tech plan and tech request for libraries and cafeteria areas as well as residence halls?)  The wireless access points have been requested through the FY07 Tech Request process.  In addition, laptops have been requested for the West Burlington and Keokuk libraries to take advantage of the wireless environment.  This project depends on the budget as approved through the tech request process.

 

Web Advisor 3.0 – Look at site (test committee forming)

Web Advisor 3.0 is in a test environment.  Chuck provided a small demo for the ITAC committee.  The IT department is also looking into the customization of the system to allow Last Date of Attendance to be entered on the same screen as grades.  In addition, 3.0 allows users to use the back and tab buttons.

 

Iowa Community College Network Consortium – May 1st start date

This consortium is working on an Intranet project to connect all of the community colleges in the state of Iowa.  This will allow for resource sharing, data storage, disaster recovery, VoIP and much more.

 

VoIP Update – Phones are coming in this week…couple of weeks behind original schedule but plan to be done at West Burlington before finals week

 

 

  1. Current Issues?

Software for next year – Plans to stay with XP and Office 03 due to MS schedule

Vista – Jan 07

Office 12 or ??? – next year as well

 

6.      FY06 Topics for Next Meeting

Update on Technology Plan – The following revisions and additions were made to the strategic plan for technology.

            Increase PC’s in office tech at Keokuk…depends on funding

            Web based storage for students and staff…depends on funding

            MS software to students…depends on funding but hoping to sell software at a discounted rate through the bookstores

            Datatel Release 18 – will transition from version 17 to 18 in FY08

            WebAdvisor 3.0 – will implement in FY06-07

 

 

  1. Next Meeting – Late April – Chuck will schedule